"Freedom Day": England Emerges From Lockdown

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 19: Despite changes to Covid regulations passengers at Westminster use the tube much the same as they have over the last 16 months instead today, choosing to wear face coverings and trying to observe social distance where possible on July 19, 2021 in London, United Kingdom. As of 12:01 on Monday, July 19, England will drop most of its remaining Covid-19 social restrictions, such as those requiring indoor mask-wearing and limits on group gatherings, among other rules. These changes come despite rising infections, pitting the country's vaccination programme against the virus's more contagious Delta variant. (Photo by Martin Pope/Getty Images)